Upcoming Performances
Decibel New Music Ensemble – Revolution
Zulya Kamalova – The Cruel Romance
Duo Eclettico – From the Forest and Seas
Ears Wide Open: Dvořák's New World Symphony
Arcadia Winds – Destiny
Steven Isserlis & Connie Shih
Kristian Chong & Friends – The Brahms' Sonatas with Timo Veikko Valve
Audience of One
James Howard – Ancestral Redux
Sanctuary Suite
The Parlour – Women's Voices
Paul Kelly & Paul Grabowsky
Johnston Brothers – Australian Rhapsody
Antelodic – To Iceland! To Iceland!
Homecoming: Alexandra Flood and Alex Raineri in Recital
Songmakers Australia – The Australian Connection
MEATSHELL – Since Subito
Grace Clifford, Wenhong Luo & Richard Narroway
InConcert Music – South Indian Rhythms and Ragas
Melbourne Chamber Players – Everything Old is New Again
Nat Bartsch – Hope
Panorama Brasil – Brazil's Modern Poets, Vol. 2
Seraphim Trio – Gallic Charm
Mostly Mozart – Musical Mavericks
Au Revoir Hands – Hemispheres
Suingue Brazuca – Dois Na Bossa
Andrew Tuttle – Fleeting Adventure
Stewart Kelly – Schubert's Swansong
Sonya Lifschitz – Creative Women
Petticoat Junction
The Boite – Tsinskaro
The Sound Collectors Lab – The Bloodwood Series
Phonetic Orchestra – Tower Lake Temple
Monique diMattina – Rhapsody in Blue & Other Tales
Rafael Karlen – The Sweetness of Strings
Callum G'Froerer – Charcoals
Duo Kirsanova-Lewis – For the End of Time
Yiyun Gu – From Peking Opera to Don Giovanni
Don Glori
Clancye Milne Octet – Songs of Our City
Miriam Allan & Erin Helyard
Gelareh Pour's Garden
Rosemary Hodgson – Walsingham
The Consort of Melbourne – I Heart Artemis
Firebird Trio – London Calling
Michael Johnson – Dancing in the Garden
Ensemble Liaison & Friends – Carnival
Nir Tsfaty & Invictus Quartet – Under the Sun
Cam Butler & His Orchestra
Season Three: Illuminate
From July to September, Melbourne Recital Centre presents Season Three: Illuminate.
Taking inspiration from Guling (Orchid Season), Poorneet (Tadpole Season), brisk winter days shrouded in mist, high-running rivers and experiences that nurture, heal and offer space for reflection.
The program features over 50 local and international artists including Paul Kelly & Paul Grabowsky, Miriam Allan & Erin Helyard, Lady Lash, Yeol Eum Son and many more.
The design concept was created by Dixon Patten (Bitja) of Bayila Creative. Dixon is a proud Gunnai, Yorta Yorta, Gunditjmara, Dhudhuroa man whose narratives often delve deep into familial history, often in celebration and exploration of culture.
‘The artwork acknowledges the transformations that new seasons create. When there is bleak mist and the rivers run high, it initiates growth for our native flora. It is a time when the Guling’ (Orchids) bloom and the Poorneet’ (Tadpoles) spawn; marking a new cycle of regeneration.
The Birrarung (Yarra river) encourages reflection; of its nourishing and healing power and as it meanders to the bay, it sustains a whole eco-system and reminds us of the interconnectedness of land, water and sky. Just like the elemental forces cause waves in water and disrupts stagnation; the sound waves in music bless us with song, storytelling and connection.
Melbourne is a creativity haven and the community nurtures music and the arts and through this shared interaction, support and encouragement, we can learn, grow and thrive together as a society.’ Dixon Patten, Bayila Creative